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HBO on Sunday night will begin airing episodes for season three of The Wire, a series about the dueling bureaucracies that govern cops and criminals in Baltimore, set against the backdrop of the drug trade. Variety critic and columnist Brian Lowry has a review.

A stand of trees near Brandenburg, Germany is being cut down today, in an action to eliminate a remaining vestige of the Nazi era. When the trees turn color in the fall, the colors form a swastika that contrasts against surrounding evergreens that can be seen from the air. Noah talks with Adam Tanner, a reporter for Reuters News Service in Munich, Germany, who has been covering the story.

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry campaign furiously in key battleground states, exchanging attacks on gun control, Iraq and the economy. Meanwhile, CBS News says it will stand by a disputed story on the president's service in the Air National Guard. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

A special report on the CBS program Sixty Minutes II this week raises new questions about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. The story relied in part on documents that critics say appear to be forgeries. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Newly released documents show President Bush was suspended from flight status in the Texas Air National Guard in 1972 for not taking a required physical exam and failing to meet the Guard's performance standards.

Pfizer is dealing with repercussions of a study linking its painkiller Celebrex to an increased risk of heart trouble. The company will stop airing its ads for the drug in response to a request from the Food and Drug Administration, which is mulling further action. Meanwhile, Pfizer's stock continued to sink on Wall Street. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

No food for you! The Center for Consumer Freedom is airing a humorous television ad featuring the Soup Nazi made famous on the TV sitcom Seinfeld. The group is encouraging people to take more responsibility for their weight. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

The Pentagon says some U.S. naval forces will leave the Persian Gulf, now that the air war in Iraq is winding down. The battle groups associated with the aircraft carriers USS Constellation and USS Kitty Hawk are expected to depart within days. The USS Nimitz battle group will remain. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

The Space Shuttle Discovery landed flawlessly early Tuesday at Edwards Air Force base in California. Bad weather forced NASA to divert the shuttle from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins says the mission showed again "how important spaceflight is."

American air and ground forces strike the suspected site of a terrorist meeting in Fallujah, hitting a residential neighborhood. At least 16 people are killed, including several riding in an ambulance hit in the attack, according to hospital officials. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.